Submersion control for divers&#39; armor



Sept. 4, 1923. 1,466,675

. G. P. E. STOLLE SUBMERSION CONTROL FOR DIVERS ARMOH Fiied Jan. 4, 1916 Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

UNiT-EQSTA TES GEORG PAUL EUGEN STOLLE, OT! KIEL, GERMANY.

SUBMEBSION conrnoL roe DIVERS ARMOR.

Application filed January 4, 1916. Serial m. 70,219.

(GRANTED UNDER THE rnovrsrons or ran Aer ore maen 3,1921; n srnrn, 131a T 0 all whom z't may concern Be it known that I, Gnono PAUL Enema SroLLn, a subject of the German Emperor, and residing at Kiel, county of Schleswig- Holstein, State of Prussia, Germany, have invented certain new'anduse'ful Improvements in submersion Control for Divers Armor (for which I have filed applications in Germany December 19, 1913, 302,763; France May 20, 1914, 472,259; Austria May 18, 1914, 75,161; Hungary May 18, 1914, 67,754; England May 20, 1914, 12,419; Belgium May 20, 1914, 218,771; Russia May 8/21, 1914; Italy May 22,1914, 63,434; Sweden h ay 23, 1914, 43,467; Japan July 15, 191.4), of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to armored diving dresses of the type which will completely" or between the thigh parts-and on the back of the armor. These arrangements are very disadvantageous inasmuch as during the as; cent a tipping moment may be produced by which the diver may be put out of his natural position and thus is prevented from working.

The invention has special reference to the construction and arrangementof the con trolling vessel with the object of avoiding the mentioned disadvantage and enabling the diver to maintain an upright position while descending or ascending. I

In orderto obtain this object 1 provide a controlling vessel concentric with the longitudinal axis of the 'armorabove its centre of gravity, preferably on the head-part. Advantageously, the vessel is annular in shape and laid around the head-part. When the vessel is filled with water, this arrangement owing to the displacement of the cen? tre oi gravity of the armor body, also enables the diver to assume easily an inclined or prostrate position. A further advantage of my arrangement consists in that a compact. design is obtained. Accordingly, when the f diver is working, for example at sunken vessels, he is able to penetrate into rooms of relatively small dimensions.

The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention.

In the shown constructional form a tubular vessel 1 annular in shape and tormedot metal. is laid around the head-part 20f the armor and rigidly fixed to it. The vessel 1 is connected to the valve 4 of a compressed gas bottle 5 by means of a pipe 6 which extends within the vessel 1 to its top. The bottle 5 islaterally mounted on the head-part 2. In the pipe 6 there is provided a valve 7 which can be operated from the interior of the armor by means of a hand-wheel 8. Another valve 9 which can be operated in a similar manner as the valve 7 is connected to the top of the vessel 1 by means ofa pipe 10, and serves to regulate the escape of gas from the vessel 1. Further, a pipell is provided on the bottom of the vessel 1, which allows water to pass into and out of the vessel.

The operation of the device is as follows It the diver desires to rise he will close the valve 9 andopen the valves-4 and 7. The compressed gas flowing "from the bottle 5 into the vessel 1 Wlll force the water out of said vessel so that the descent will be changed into an ascent.

By consequent control of the valves it is possible for the diver to adjust himself to any desired depth by controllingthe contents of the vessel 1 correspondingly to the contents, means whereby water can enter into the last named vessel and means for contr'olling the gas and water contents of said last named vessel. 7

2. An armored diving dress comprising in combination an armor, a storage vessel for compressed gas mounted on said armor a second vessel adapted to contain gas, mounted on said armor substantially concentric with its longitudinal axis and above its centre of gravity, connecting means between said vessels means to eontroll'ng the tlow of gas between said vessels, communicating means between the last named vesser and the outside, and means for controllingthe gas and water contents of said last named vessel.

3. An armored diving dress comprising in combination an armor, a storage vessel for compressed gas mounted on said armor, a tubular Vessel substantially annular in shape and adapted to contain mounted on the armor substantially concentric with its longitudinal axis around its head-part connecting means between said vessels, means for controlling the flow of gas between said vessels, communicating means between the last named vessel and the outside and means for controllin the gas and water contents of said last named vessel.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORG PAUL EUGEN' STOLLE.

Witnesses 2 I-IERMA N Sorrn'rr,

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